CanWNT Roster Drop & News
The roster dropped this week for the upcoming international window. Canada will play Iceland and South Korea. The roster has already been amended: injured Evelyne Viens has been replaced with Clarissa Larisey, the latter’s first call-up since May. There are numerous injuries to the usual squad, allowing for two youth players to earn their first call-ups to the senior team: Janet Okeke and Nyah Rose.
It has now been a full calendar year since Latifah Abdu has been called up, so we will be ceasing coverage of her matches. We wish her all the best, and hope to see her back in the squad soon.
Confederation Play: UWCL
Chelsea continued their winning ways with a 3-0 win over Celtic. Ashley Lawrence played 86 minutes for the Blues, helping to keep the clean sheet. Lyon also won, winning 4-1 over Roma. Vanessa Gilles played the full match and earned an assist for Lyon, whereas Evelyne Viens entered in the 65th minute for Roma. Lastly, Lysianne Proulx remained on the bench for Juventus in their 1-0 loss to Arsenal.
Denmark
Earlier this week, it was announced that Emma Regan would be leaving HB Køge for a North American club, and that her last match would be this weekend. Regan started and played 88 minutes for her now-former club as they won 5-0 against B 93.
England
The second round of the Women’s League Cup group stage took place this week. Manchester United won comfortably over Everton with a 2-0 scoreline. Jayde Riviere started the match and played 60 minutes, and Simi Awujo entered in the 70th minute. Sabrina D’Angelo and Adriana Leon lost 1-0 to Tottenham, with D’Angelo playing the full match for Aston Villa and Leon playing 74. Leon managed to find the back of the net, but it was ruled offside.
Deanne Rose once again entered off the bench for Leicester City, this time in the 68th minute, against Brighton. The game ended in a 0-0 draw that Leicester City won on penalty kicks, 4:3, with Deanne scoring the winner. West Ham also won their League Cup match, with Shelina Zadorsky playing the first half in their 4-1 victory over London City. Olivia Smith played the first half for Liverpool, scoring one goal in their 6-1 win against Newcastle United.
In a rescheduled WSL match, Chelsea took on Manchester United. Chelsea won 1-0 via a penalty kick, extending their lead at the top of the table. Lawrence was an unused substitute for Chelsea, whereas both Awujo and Riviere started for Man United. Awujo played 89 minutes, and Riviere played the full match.
France
Latifah Abdu played the full match for Guingamp in their 4-1 loss against Reims. Gilles once again started for Lyon as they won 3-0 over Le Havre.
Italy
Evelyne Viens was injured and did not play for Roma in their 1-1 draw against Sassuolo. For Juventus, Proulx was on the bench in their 4-1 win against Como.
Sweden
After the completion of the 2024 season in the Damallsvenskan, BK Häcken travelled to Ajax and played a friendly. Clarissa Larisey started for her club and scored a hat-trick, helping them to a 4-4 draw.
USA: NCAA
Two rounds of the NCAA tournament took place this week. Georgetown and Anna Karpenko bowed out in the second round with a 1-0 loss to the University of Iowa. As usual, Karpenko played the second half. In a high-scoring match, Laurence Gladu was in net for USC in their 4-3 win over Saint Louis University. In the round of 16, Laurence Gladu one again helped USC win, playing in net in a 3-1 victory over Wisconsin.
USA: NWSL
The 2024 NWSL season came to a close as the final took place between the Orlando Pride and the Washington Spirit. Gabrielle Carle entered in the 61st minute for Washington, but the damage had already been done: Orlando scored in the 37th minute and maintained their 1-0 lead to win the NWSL Championship.
Player of the Week: Clarissa Larisey
Goals: 4 (Larisey x 3, Smith x 1)
Assists: 1 (Gilles x 1)
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